( 4100 ) 



Begonia Meyerii. Mr. Meyer's Begonia; 

 or Elephant's Ear. 



Class and Order. 



MoNOZCIA POLYANDRIA. 



( Nat. Ord. — Begoniaceje. ) 

 Generic Character. 



Masc Calyx o. Corolla polypetala, petalis plerumque 

 4, iuaequalibus. Fcem. Calyx o. Corolla petalis 4—9 

 plerumque inaequalibus. Styli 3 bilidi. Capsula triquetra. 

 alata, trilocularis, polysperma. 



Specific Character and Synonym. 



Begonia Meyerii ; caule erecto elato suffruticoso, foliis 

 amplis oblique hine basi auriculatis margine obsolete 

 sinuatis ubique molliter cano-tomentosis, pedunculis 

 elongatis longissimis pubescentibus, panicula ampla 

 multiflora, fl. masc. 4-petalis, petalis 2 rotundatis 

 2 quadruplo minoribus oblongis, fcem. dipetalis, petalis 

 obovatis, capsula triquetria angulis lato-alatis alis 

 subaequalibus. 



Begonia Meyerii. " Hort. Berol." 



Of this fine species of Begonia received from the Berlin 

 Garden, I regret I know nothing concerning 1 the history ; 

 nor of what country it is a native; nor can I find it any- 

 where described. It is given in Steudei/s c ' Nomenclator," 

 ed. 2, as of the "Hort. Berol." It flowers during the 

 spring and summer. 



Descr. A handsome, tall-growing species, with erect, 

 branching, stout, and almost woody stems, marked with 

 the broad scars from the petioles of fallen leaves. Leaves 

 large, broadly and obliquely ovate, rather thick and fleshy, 

 with an auricle on one side at the base, pale green, more 



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